by Abriel | Mar 19, 2019 | 2019, Climate Action, What Inspires You?
Artists use their works to explore and highlight environmental themes, approaching them in an evocative and poetic manner. Canadian artist and photographer Benjamin Von Wong and social impact strategist Laura Francois created a sculpture made from 18,000 plastic cups...
by Abriel | Mar 19, 2019 | 2019, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, What Inspires You?
Mr Anthony Lim, 54, spotted an elderly woman looking lost and disoriented. He recalled having seen the same 83-year-old woman about three hours earlier at the lift lobby of his Sengkang Housing Board block when he returned home from work. But he also remembered her...
by Abriel | Mar 5, 2019 | 2019, Climate Action, What Inspires You?
Ant Forest, a mini-app on Alipay, plants trees for users when they make greener choices in daily consumption. Instead, behind the hit go-green initiative is Ant Financial, a subsidiary of Alibaba – the technology giant that turned China into today’s...
by Abriel | Feb 18, 2019 | 2019, Clean Water & Sanitation, What Inspires You?
Nightclub promoter turns his back on a life of vice and debauchery, and sets up global water charity. Scott Harrison, then 29, boarded Mercy Ships, an old cruise ship converted into a floating hospital to volunteer and document the non-profit work done (as a...
by Abriel | Feb 10, 2019 | 2019, Clean Water & Sanitation, What Inspires You?
For nearly a decade, Ms Erny Kartolo’s mother bought bottled water in bulk for her family, so that they would be hydrated when they ventured out of their home. Every month, she would stock up on a box holding 40 bottles of water from suppliers such as Dasani. “Her...
by Abriel | Jan 21, 2019 | 2019, Quality Education, What Inspires You?
More young people are now keener on entrepreneurship, with some even taking the plunge to start their own businesses as soon as they leave school. Universities such as Nanyang Technological University have responded to the trend by introducing tie-ups with companies...
